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We just launched our new website Rick Sylvester at 9:43pm 03.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/804 and we'd like to invite you visit. Please either post here or email us at ricksylvester@msn.com with
Destek Hydraulic Lid holder Fenella Flanagan at 9:40pm 03.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1181 I am desperate to find a Destek Hydraulic door holder for my freezer and cannot even find the compan
26.5 Mast fittings for halyards Jim Rogers at 9:25pm 03.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/740 I am looking for replacements for the plastic guides that protect the halyards as they pass thru the
340 or 356 in florida nick maggio at 8:11pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1077 where do you 340 and 356 sail in florida west or east and what about slips or mooring's do they empt
Leaving a 26C in the water over winter Martin Oets at 2:37pm 03.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/997 Is it possible to leave the 26S with ballast in over the winter? Is there an antifreeze that one cou
Portlights for O'Day 35 Jay MacDonald at 2:28pm 03.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1162 The portlights on my O'Day 35 are starting to crack around the closure knobs. These are the double
Spring Fever SailboatOwners.com at 1:21pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 64/2575 OK, so maybe there's still snow on the ground where you are, but the first day of spring is next wee
Buying our first boat - need advice Denise at 12:04pm 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/911 We are considering buying a used Catalina 310 and need some help in understanding the average deprec
Okay, it's a girl thing Karen at 11:48am 03.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/976 I know, it's a girl thing but where do I find the best "boat" bedding and linens for a Catalina 310?
Pointing Ability Terry at 10:42am 03.09.03 Smaller Boats 4/948 I have used two different, but basically quite similar, standing rigging tuning procedures and belie
Anyone know of a Ven/Mac 23 being parted out? Chip Giles at 10:30am 03.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/862 Does anyone know of a Venture of MacGregor being parted out? I need parts for a project.
MacGregor Venture 23 Bowsprit Specs Chip Giles at 10:11am 03.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2691 I just purchased a Mac/Venture 23 with no bowsprit. Anyone have the specs? Length ' width? I am res
Varnish or Polyurethane? Tim Long at 10:00am 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1547 My fiberglass boat has some wood or brightwork that I am replacing as part of the boat's restoration
DC Upgrade Jim at 9:34am 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/885 I have been looking for the best place to put the third (starting) battery. Where has everyone been
Muffler Replacement H-27 Barry at 9:07am 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1013 The muffler in our 1981 H27 appears to be a straight, stainless steel model that is most likely the
west coast or east coast florida nick maggio at 9:03am 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1134 We are planning to retire in a few years and going to keep small house on long Island and sell the b
Need H22 manual Jim Honeyman at 8:30am 03.09.03 Smaller Boats 3/806 I would like a copy of the Hunter 22 owners manual and any other info. I'm trying to sourt out fitti
Groco He marine toilet repair kis bobkat at 7:53am 03.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1028 My groco he does not pump properly.i purchased a kit and would like instructions for installation an
REFER A-B RICK at 7:02am 03.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/908 The A-B REFER IN OUR Cat 36 quit... Compressor runs but the fan does not. The fan bumps when the 1
Water in Refrigerator Gloria at 6:15am 03.09.03 Big Boats 7/1532 Several times we have returned to our boat after being gone for a week to find water in the bottom o

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Practice your docking with the ISS WayneH at 9:01pm 05.13.20 No Air resistance. You don't slow down just because you got off the throttle. I used to have a Space
Broken Divider between the sheaves mermike at 8:57pm 05.13.20 I just had to do this for a C-22. Layup 4-6 layers of fiberglass tape on a waxed sheet of glass or M
Newbie, needs some guidance (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 05.13.20 The perfect answer for @3224tm as he burns waste oil from the deep frier in his diesel, all the whil
Whale Gulper IC Waste Pump artboas at 8:48pm 05.13.20 I installed 2 of the 220 pumps in the showers on our boat they work great, until you pickel the boa
Shroud tensions, Catalina 27, North sails sailboatracer at 8:47pm 05.13.20 Ballpark numbers. Uppers between 12-18% of breaking strength of wire. Lowers between 10-14% of break
True Wind Discussion Redux Will Gilmore at 8:44pm 05.13.20 adding a heading sensor to the network, the current set and drift is accessible. But I'm not sure h
Inverter charger and neutral bus question mermike at 8:40pm 05.13.20 The neutral and ground are bonded on shore when running from shore power. The neutral input to the i
Yanmar 3GMF cant achieve running RPM Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 8:38pm 05.13.20 In addition to the mixing elbow, check your prop for growth and/ or fowling. If you have an adjusta
Practice your docking with the ISS mermike at 8:30pm 05.13.20 Don't rush it, especially at the end. I crashed.
True Wind Discussion Redux (1) Will Gilmore at 8:30pm 05.13.20 Pushaw :biggrin: Unfortunately, I am the antithesis of the lazy helmsman. My whole life, the Old
Socially distant racing? (1) Jackdaw at 8:14pm 05.13.20 Kudos to your club for not only dealing with the actual regulations and policy changes due to gover
First Disturbance of the 2020 Atlantic Season Benny17441 at 8:12pm 05.13.20 Just in time we need a little rain in Florida. Its rotation will bring us dry air on the backside t
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 8:10pm 05.13.20 Chapter 16 - Hull Corrosion discuss issues with construction, fasteners, materials and placement of
Racing on Galveston Bay Jackdaw at 8:02pm 05.13.20 Yes, see your point. We took the sheet in on the next tack, the traveler was hitting the stops. Twi
True Wind Discussion Redux dlochner at 7:59pm 05.13.20 So now I am going full circle and back to relying on an accurate paddlewheel. :what: This is an i
Practice your docking with the ISS justsomeguy at 7:56pm 05.13.20 Yeah that's harder than an ILS. I wish there was a pause button. The approach takes a fair amount
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:49pm 05.13.20 but gentlemen, don't get me wrong. just messing around with boats is all great. those videos of ter
Bent mast (2) little breeze at 7:44pm 05.13.20 yes the PO did break it and that was his modification. Im am going to try to improve it and make it
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:42pm 05.13.20 "you steer with the sails, you trim with the wheel"
True Wind Discussion Redux jon hansen at 7:40pm 05.13.20 scott, one of my very favorite drivers was dennis connor. find some old video or clip from his cup d

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